Office of the Historian

Chapter III: February 1–8, 1932

Good Offices by Powers in Proposal to China and Japan for Peaceful Settlement; Chinese Objections to Use of International Settlement at Shanghai by Japan as Base of Military Operations; Japanese Clash With Chinese at Nanking; Chinese Acceptance of Proposal of February 1; Further Representations by Powers to Japan Against Japanese Actions at Shanghai; Japanese Failure to Accept Proposal of February 1; Renewal on Japanese Initiative of Local Efforts to End Hostilities at Shanghai; Japanese Occupation of Harbin, February 5

[232] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] February 4, 1932.

793.94/4009

[233] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] February 4, 1932.

798.94/4005

[234] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation

February 4, 1932, 4:35 p.m.

793.94/3933½

[235] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham)

Washington, February 4, 1932—6 p.m.

793.94/3965a: Telegram

[236] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham)

Washington, February 4, 1932—7 p.m.

793.94/3939: Telegram

[237] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 4, 1932—9 p.m.
[Received February 4—7:07 p.m.]

793.94/3959: Telegram

[238] The Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton) to the Secretary of State

London, February 4, 1932—11 p.m.
[Received February 4—8:47 p.m.]

793.94/3957: Telegram

[239] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 5, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received February 5—6:45 a.m.]

793.94/3963: Telegram

[240] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 5, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 5—9:15 a.m.]

793.94/3967: Telegram

[241] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Castle)

[Washington,] February 5, 1932.

793.94/4138

[242] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Castle)

[Washington,] February 5, 1932.

793.94/4079

[243] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation

February 5, 1931, 11:10 a.m.

793.94/3957½

[244] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation

February 5, 1932, 12:15 p.m.

793.94/3959½

[245] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 5, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received February 5—12:30 p.m.]

793.94/3977: Telegram

[246] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 5, 1932—7 p.m.
[Received February 5—12:45 p.m.]

703.94115/1: Telegram

[247] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Nanking (Peck)

Washington, February 5, 1932—5 p.m.

793.04/3960: Telegram

[248] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham)

Washington, February 5, 1932—6 p.m.

793.94 Commission/66: Telegram

[249] The Consul General at Nanking (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, February 5, 1932—10 p.m.
[Received February 6—9:20 p.m.]

393.11/1414: Telegram

[250] The Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton) to the Secretary of State

London, February 5, 1932—11 p.m.
[Received February 5—9:28 p.m.]

793.94/3989: Telegram

[251] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, February 6, 1932—9 a.m.
[Received 4:18 p.m.]

703.94/4030: Telegram

[252] The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, February 6, 1932—1 p.m.
[Received February 6—10:05 a.m.]

793.94/4004: Telegram

[253] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 6, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received February 6—9:10 a.m.]

793.94/4002: Telegram

[254] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, February 6, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received February 6—10:58 a.m.]

793.94/4007: Telegram

[255] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 6, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 6—8:20 a.m.]

793.94/3999: Telegram

[256] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 6, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received February 6—11:55 a.m.]

793.94/4006: Telegram

[257] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation

February 6, 1932, 2:30 p.m.

793.94/3999½

[258] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Forbes)

Washington, February 6, 1932—5 p.m.

793.94/4003: Telegram

[259] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, February 6, 1932—7 p.m.
[Received 9:12 p.m.]

793.94/4027: Telegram

[260] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Forbes)

Washington, February 6, 1932—8 p.m.

793.94/4003: Telegram

[261] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton)

Washington, February 6, 1932—8 p.m.

793.94/4014b: Telegram